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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†CHAFFER, n.2 A chafing-dish. [′tʃɑfər]Rnf. 1850 A. M'Gilvray Poems 37:
May the deil Roast the loon on his hot chaffer, Wha our roguery would reveal.

[O.Sc. chafer, chaffer, as above, from 1488 (D.O.S.T.); Mid.Eng. cha(u)fur, chafour (Stratmann); O.Fr. chaufoire (Godefroy), Mod.Fr. chauffoir, Lat. calefactorium.]

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